Suspect caught on camera in armed carjacking of rideshare driver on SW Side
The incident happened around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, in the 4500 block of South Hermitage Avenue.
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The incident happened around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, in the 4500 block of South Hermitage Avenue.
Chicago police said the man is in custody for the fatal shooting and the stabbing that happened minutes apart on the same block. Sabrina Franza reports.
He was charged with two felony counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm.
The thefts started last month, with the latest happening Sunday in the Gage Park, West Lawn, and Armour Square neighborhoods.
The thefts started last month, with the latest happening Sunday in the Gage Park, West Lawn, and Armour Square neighborhoods.
It happened during the early morning hours in the McKinley Park and Armour Square neighborhoods.
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Preliminary reports say that two men, 21 and 35, and a girl, 17, were standing in a parking lot when they were hit by gunfire from occupants in an unknown SUV and sedan.
The 17-year-old was arrested by members of the Chicago police and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday in the 2600 block of West 94th Street in Evergreen Park.
As of late Tuesday, no one was in custody in the burglaries.
Three separate businesses were cleaning up Tuesday evening after the string of burglaries in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood.
The incidents happened within an hour on the Southwest and Northwest Sides.
In the Gage Park neighborhood, thieves stole an ATM from inside a business. Minutes later, a group of men burglarized a smoke shop, according to police.
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Chicago police said a 41-year-old woman was driving a Nissan Altima northbound when she lost control of the car and hit a pole.
Chicago police said a 41-year-old woman was driving a Nissan Altima northbound when she lost control of the car and hit a pole.
The fire broke out just after 11:30 a.m. in an apartment in the 1960s-era apartment building at 3941 W. 59th St.
n each incident, the burglars smashed into a business using at least one vehicle, and then took gaming equipment and fled the scene.
Vanessa Delgado, 21, was arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including two counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Two innocent people were hurt, four cars were damaged, and the people who live on the block where it happened were left rattled—and worried about one of their neighbors.
The fire appeared to occurred at a warehouse in the 5700 block of South Kedzie Avenue in Gage Park.
Police said the woman drove away, but was taken into custody soon afterward.
Police said the man initially refused to get into a car with a woman, then jumped in front of the car after the woman drove off in it.
Rashod Louis and Hamata Hampton, both 18 and from Chicago, were charged with four felony counts of armed robbery.
The incidents date back to October, with the latest happening on Monday during the evening and early morning hours.
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Sunny and warm with highs near 80 Friday before the forecast gives way to severe storms at night.
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Friday's incidents mark the sixth ATM burglary reported at a Chicago business this week.
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